The European Union and Greece's economic woes are expected to
be on the G8 summit's agenda. The Red Line Project's Monica Kucera
reports from Athens, while Kristen
Nemoto and Nadvia Davis report onChicago's Greektown
business
owners.Related:

What are the
G8 and NATO summits? What issues do they address? And why do the global
issues discussed at each summit have a profound impact on those in
Chicago? This primer on the G8 and NATO explains some of the key topics
and why they matter.

Photo: Tamar Jacoby of
ImmigrationWorks USA talks about the impact of immigration in Chicago.
(Photo by Mike Reilley)

With the
NATO summit only weeks away, Lori Healey, the executive director of the
Chicago NATO Host Committee, declared the city "open for business" and
announced several events the city was planning, many involving the
city's youth.

Photo: Healey spoke to a packed room at the Niagara Foundation.
(Photo by AnnCatherine Brady)

Hundreds of dignitaries, media, security and thousands of protestors
will descend on McCormick Place in May for the NATO summit. Just to the
south of McCormick, in the Bronzeville neighborhood, there are mixed
opinions on what the summit will mean. Photo: Darya Johnson
thinks the extra traffic from the summit might be a blessing for her
salon. (Photo by Josclynn Brandon)

A panel of experts
on the summit -- including DePaul Vice President J.D. Bindenagel --
shared the history of NATO and some of the positives and negatives it
will bring to the city in May. Photo: Panelists prepare for the
discussion. (Photo by Lisa Klier)

Homeland Security expert Don
Zoufal (left) says Chicago will have its hands full with anarchist
groups, traffic congestion, protestors and logistics during the NATO
summit. A security consultant
who helped with planning for the 1996 Democratic National Convention,
Zoufal also said First Amendment protections for protestors present
challenges for logistics and resource allocation.

Some buildings and
areas of downtown Chicago are planning to shut down because of the
NATO summit, May 20-21. Other organizations, businesses and schools
have moved or rescheduled events. Check this interactive map for
updates.

Chicago will have more than 50 global dignitaries and
as many as 170 motorcades in town for the NATO summit May
20-21.

But security preparations for
Chicago's downtown area, including DePaul's Loop campus,
awaited instruction from the Secret Service and FBI until late
April. Photo: DePaul Director of Public Safety Bob Wachowski
(Photo by Brianna Kelly)